corticotropin-releasing hormone

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n. Abbr. CRH

A hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone.

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CRH			In stressed mice, corticotropin-releasing hormone, nerve growth factor, neurotensin, substance P and mast cells are recruited hierarchically to induce neurogenic skin inflammation, which inhibits hair growth. Neuroimmunoendocrine circuitry of the 'brain-skin connection' by Life Extension Scientists in California studied 100 pregnant women to test whether levels of placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (pCRH) may play a role. Depression link; In association with the NHS by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Looking at stress-related genes, they found that alcohol-preferring rats had higher expression levels of a gene encoding the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRH-R1). Researchers study receptor with possible link to relapse by Addiction Professional			Corticifer Corticiferous Corticiform corticifugal Corticine corticipetal Corticium Corticium salmonicolor Corticium solani cortico- cortico-hypothalamic corticoafferent corticoefferent corticofugal corticoid corticoids corticolous Corticose corticospinal corticospinal tract corticosteroid corticosterone corticotrophic corticotrophin corticotropin corticotropin-releasing hormone Corticous Cortile cortin cortina Cortinaria Cortinariaceae Cortinarius Cortinarius armillatus Cortinarius atkinsonianus Cortinarius corrugatus Cortinarius gentilis Cortinarius mutabilis Cortinarius semisanguineus Cortinarius subfoetidus Cortinarius violaceus cortisol cortisone Cortland Cortona Cortone Acetate Cortot corundom corundum Corunna coruscant			Corticotrophin-releasing factor Corticotrophin-releasing factor Corticotrophs corticotropic corticotropic cell corticotropic hormones corticotropic hormones corticotropic hormones corticotropin corticotropin corticotropin Corticotropin Releasing Factor Immunoactivity Corticotropin releasing hormone Corticotropin releasing hormone Corticotropin releasing hormone Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Binding Protein Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor Type 1 Corticotropin Upstream Transcription-Binding Element Protein corticotropin-like intermediary peptide corticotropin-like intermediary peptide corticotropin-like intermediary peptide Corticotropin-Like-Intermediate Peptide Corticotropin-releasing factor Corticotropin-releasing factor Corticotropin-releasing factor Corticotropin-Releasing Factor 1 Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Corticotropin-Releasing Factor-Binding Corticotropin-Releasing Factor-Binding Protein corticotropin-releasing hormone Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Immunoactivity Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor 1 corticotropinoma corticotropinoma corticotropinoma Corticous Corticoviridae Corticovirus Corticovisceral Relations Cortifoam Cortile Cortile cortiles cortiles cortili cortili cortilymph cortin cortin cortin cortin unit cortina cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo Fiames Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Cortina Dampezzo Cortinaria Cortinariaceae Cortinarius

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